Christian Porter
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The Honourable Christian Porter MP |
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Porter in 2015
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| Minister for Social Services | |
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Assumed office 21 September 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | Scott Morrison |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Pearce |
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Assumed office 7 September 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Judi Moylan |
| Treasurer of Western Australia | |
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In office 14 December 2010 – 12 June 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Colin Barnett |
| Succeeded by | Colin Barnett |
| Attorney-General of Western Australia | |
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In office 23 September 2008 – 12 June 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Jim McGinty |
| Succeeded by | Michael Mischin |
| Member of the Western Australian Parliament for Bateman |
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In office 23 September 2008 – 9 March 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Matt Taylor |
| Member of the Western Australian Parliament for Murdoch |
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In office 23 February 2008 – 23 September 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Trevor Sprigg |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
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Charles Christian Porter 11 July 1970 Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | Jennifer Porter |
| Father | Chilla Porter |
| Relatives | Charles Robert Porter (grandfather) |
| Alma mater |
University of Western Australia London School of Economics |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | christianporter |
Charles Christian Porter (born 11 July 1970) is an Australian politician who has been the Liberal Party member for the federal Division of Pearce since the 2013 federal election. Porter was a Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister in the Abbott Government from December 2014, before being promoted to Minister for Social Services in the Turnbull Government from September 2015.
Before his election to the federal parliament, Porter had served in the Parliament of Western Australia. He first entered the Legislative Assembly after winning the seat of Murdoch in a 2008 by-election following the death of the sitting member, Trevor Sprigg, and he was subsequently elected to the new seat of Bateman at the 2008 general election. After the Liberals formed government, Porter was appointed Attorney-General in the Barnett ministry. In December 2010, he was also appointed Treasurer, and held both portfolios until June 2012, when he resigned from the ministry to contest the 2013 federal election.
From Perth, Porter attended the University of Western Australia and later the London School of Economics, and practised law at Clayton Utz and taught law at the University of Western Australia before his election to parliament. He is the son of the 1956 Olympic silver medalist, Charles "Chilla" Porter, and the grandson of Queensland Liberal political, Charles Porter, who was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1966 to 1980.
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